James Webb Spots Possible Signs of Life on Distant Planet (futurism.com)

TESS was expected to discover more than 10 thousand exoplanets. As of 13 April 2023, only 329 exoplanets have been confirmed - less than 2% of the expected number. Four years ago I asked why this number is so low. I received replies that scientists need time to analyze and validate the data. What is the current stage of this data analysis?

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Im a highschoolstudent and Im on a mission to find an exoplanet for a competition. I want to use the TESS-datacataloge to search for undiscovered exoplanets in it. How can I find an exoplanet in it, I mean which Software do I use to compare the images? Which criteria are important in the process of choosing a star, which I want to look at? How much proofes do I need to have, that there really is an exoplanet and its not a disturbance I see there. I would really like it to hear some tips and help from you all, Ive searched a lot in the Internet, but I didnt find anything really helpfull, feel free to comment and thanks a lot for the help, Ad astra

I’m thinking about fun side projects that could be useful to the community. One idea I have is building some type of experience that simulates the atmosphere of an exoplanet given the data collected.

Would need someone who understand chemistry to be able to build a basic model. Probably an insane things to do but not impossible.

If you work in the field and have a specific software product you’d like to solve DM me :)